Starting from the bridge of dee, a steep climb to waken you up, follow the sign for the Causey Mounth road and continue south past the golf course and along farm tracks until you reach Muchalls. Then it's all road to Stonehaven with a nice fast decent to finish. You can loop round to Cookney from the top of the first climb on roads which adds a couple of miles for the road bikes.

Landmarks/Pubs for lunch/Sites to see?

Lots of stone circles and monuments along the way, and cycleworld on Evan street in Stonehaven.